Hurray for Nigeria! 2Face & D’banj win the Best International Act (Africa) award at the 2011 BET Awards – Photos

Nigerian nominees 2Face Idibia and D’banj beat their counterparts from Ghana, South Africa, Congo DR and Benin to emerge as joint winners of the Best International Act (Africa) award at the 2011 BET Awards which took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California last night.

Based on comments from BellaNaija.com readers; 2Face and D’banj were the top contenders for the award and indeed predictions proved to be accurate.

The awards were handed to the stars at the event; however, the Best International Act (Africa) award segment was not televised. BN hopes that this segment is added to the televised portion of the ceremony next year. We are also looking forward to collaborative on-stage performances with African artistes alongside African-American acts at future events.

In other BET Awards news, Tinie Tempah won the Best International Act (UK) award. Tinie Tempah’s (Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu) parents are Nigerian and he recently performed at the 2011 ARISE Magazine Fashion Week in Lagos. Congrats to the stars! We are proud of you.

I am so proud of my Country Nigeria and I thank God for empowering our music industry with wonderful and great person like this..they may not be the best in all..They may not b the best for God has a reason for picking them out…I celebrate with u both..I have always and will always love u 2face, d banj and I love 2 see M.I there also….God bless U all.

I am so proud of my Country Nigeria and I thank God for empowering our music industry with wonderful and great persons like this..they may not be the best in all..but God has a reason for picking them out..bcos they are good in what they know how 2 do best…I celebrate with u both..I have always and will always love u 2face, d banj and I love 2 see M.I there also….God bless U all.

What sort of thing is BET doing? If they don’t know what to do, they should have asked the public to vote instead of saying both of them should share it. I think African artists should start boycotting shows like this. 2face, D’banj, M.I, P Square, etc have all stars in their own right and should be treated as such.

Congrats boys! It seems as Tuface and Dbanj are moving Nigerian music internationally, Omotola and Genevieve are moving it filminically. Okay…thanks you four. We dare call you the Fantastic Naija Four!

I greatly admire d love and support both 2face and D’banj showed to each other in d midst of competition. I knew 2baba would win. However, d joint-winning by d 2 Naija acts is a testimony of d power of Naija. Congratulations to 2face and D’banj!

I wonder why BET refuses to televise this portion. Are they ashamed to be African? Are they still mad or upset or something? When you watch the Oscars, they are giving credit to all European acts. Why is BET so ashamed to show the world these people? Are they afraid African-Americans are not ready or do they feel African-Americans are to ignorant to appreciate these sounds? More than likely many AA’s have heard this music and love it. They shouldn’t worry that 2face and D’banj will take away their audience. Although they are seriously the bomb and i’m sure could very well do it, its simply means these AA acts need to step their game up. All their music sounds the same if you ask me.

I totally agree with you man! Why wud u have a category and not televise it giving the winner a chance to shine? If the winner is not given the chance to address such a large audience, what’s the point of them going in the first place? How are they meant to garner new fans? BET should please learn from the MOBOs. I hope they fix up next year and give African acts better recognition. I mean, come on!

dt’s not de pt. many other categories were not televised due to time like best actor,best actress and even best female r&b. i support de fact dt they should have televised de international though so dey introduce dem to different audiences too

@Ayo…i totally agree with you…i sat by my tv to see my fellow Nigerians picking up an award on this night…but we should just be happy that at least they gave the both of them…when the right time comes they wont be able to cover it…My boys are taking it to the next level…they are there already and they will start sweeping accolades that belongs to their top artists.

I no fit shout,I tot I was only one nt. Feeling Dbanj’s outfit,Tuface’s outfit looks nice bt it reminds me of BUSTA’s outfit last year at the BET award.anyway congrats to the 2 kings of music.all the best xxxxxx

perhaps d 2 act. are makin it real for Nigeria nd Africa as whole.. bt d fact still ramain dat d Award is meant for one not two. give it tu u guys bt Dbanj should nt b overconscious of his outfit cos its brings out d wrong sense of it some tym. Also apreciate 2baba for his consistancy

What is it with The ‘Jacquard’ out fit Dbanj is wearing, Those shoes look like what kollington or Obesere would wear. The Gold ‘Belit’ and the ‘Felfet’ yaket is a NO NO> Dapo you let me down!!! Congrat to you two on your award.

you sound condescending and thus not very intelligent ! What do you mean by what kollington or obesere would wear? As they are lesser beings? oh sorry I forgot, anyone who sings music indigenous to us is “razz” ! My bad!

As for u beefing D’banj shoes, for your info. the shoes is “Christian louboutin mika raja” shoes from the 2011 spring collection. But I doubt if u know what that as a result of ur ignorance in this post. So I will advice u and let u do the justice of ‘googling’ it and see how much it cost..

Because its a Louboutin shoe and costs $$$$ does not mean its cute. U like the shoe and she doesn’t. I don’t like it either and sure don’t like his dressing too. I like the jacket and that’s about it. We are all entitled to our own opinion when it comes to dressing. Some people are risk takers and some are minimalists.

Why does everyone get so excited over the BET Award. Yes, it’s great that they won but really what is in a BET Award. The BET or EBT Awards like its called has no standard. Anything and Anyone can win. The award show itself I believe it organized by a mad man. Can u imagine they said it was a TIE. How did they come up with that. FACT: Dbanj only won because he just signed with Kanye West. Please ppl stop acting like this award is going to Boost their careers it’s not. Even an MTV Award is better than a BET award. I know u might think that I am hating but I am not. Plus BET does not even appreciate these African Artist, they were not even mentioned at any point during the program.

Because its a Louboutin shoe and costs $$$$ does not mean its cute. U like the shoe and she doesn’t. I don’t like it either and sure don’t like his dressing too. I like the jacket and that’s about it. We are all entitled to our own opinion when it comes to dressing. Some people are risk takers and some are minimalists.

I agree with you Sola.

I personally don’t understand why D’Banj got nominated over other artists in Naija in the first place. We sure don’t celebrate talent any longer. Musically, anything goes nowadays.

y give them awards and then not broadcast it? African American have this inferiority complex, sorry to say this but it is the truth. Personally I think these guys are too talented to be insulted like this. I suggest all African artists should just stay away from BET. Can’t believe they are being treated like their music is second class. I agree with you Sola, BET Award is worthless.

lol @ Sola. I’m pleased, they won. Surprised it was a tie though! And btw what’s the deal with not showing the African acts? They might as well not bother with the category. Hmmm, them want exploit African money but them dey hide us under carpet. Let’s see how long this foolishness lasts.

I hope all u pple that scream Louboutins know that they have sales from time to time and have them heavily discounted on ebay!!! come shop in yankee and see all the amount of red bottomed shoes for ladies u’d see on sale at the likes of DSW!!..my opinion DBanj was over dressed for BET awards, it would have been proper for the Grammy’s..

Whose curtain is D’banj wearing…Nigerians?! No wonder their award acceptance was not televised, the putrid green jacket – Iyoh! Was it for Mr Endowed – the song is FLAT, Snoop did him justice by agreeing to collabo with D’banj or else it would have been one of those….

@Sola……Ur comment abt D”banj winning the BET award b”cos he was signed wiv Kanye West is the least or better still,the worst comment here.You”re the only one (of all the ppl listed on this forum)who wrote that gibberish.How about the awards D”banj has won so far from MTV Europe awards,MTV awards,MOBO,Channel O etc that he won before he dreamt he was gonna be signed onto Kanye”s label?Did he also win them b”cos of Kanye?Pls if u don”t like D”banj,ur better off not mentioning his name at all as opposed to chatting bull “ere.

@sadebaby…If u don”t like D”banj,go and do a somersault!The so called talented lyricists like u think they are,how many of them can play a musical instrument excellently well jus like D”banj can?What can that be grouped as other than “TALENT”?How many of them can actually entertain and i mean real entertainment just like D”banj can?Or u want to dispute that?Even so many haters outside this forum can”t help but accept that.U better go and understand the meaning of talent and how versatile it is b4 u open ur mouth.Who told u Music is all abt Lyrics or vocals?Plus wot makes u think evry other artist is that lyrically sound?U shld equally try and understand the complexity of music as well as well as its sources of inspiration.

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